McKinley Twin Theatre
901 30th Street NW,
Canton,
OH
44709
901 30th Street NW,
Canton,
OH
44709
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Previously operated by: General Cinema Corp., National Theatre Corp., Stanley-Warner Theatres
Architects: Drew Eberson
Functions: Retail
Previous Names: McKinley Theatre
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The McKinley Theatre was opened as a 1,182-seat single screen on August 31, 1965 with Peter Sellers in “What’s New Pussycat”. It became a twin on May 19, 1976. It sported twin balconies in both auditoriums and showed first-run films in its day. It was closed by the National Theatre Corporation on April 22, 1993 with Tom Cruise in “A Few Good Men” & Bill Murray in “Groundhog Day”.
It became a Hollywood Video rental store. Certain parts of both auditoriums are still accessible in the store. The video store closed in the early-2010’s. It is now a smoke shop.
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Boxoffice of December 7, 1964, said that Stanley Warner Theatres had been given permission by a Federal judge to build a new theater in the McKinley Plaza shopping center at Canton, provided the circuit gave up the lease on their Ohio Theatre in downtown Canton. The Ohio had been a Warner house since the mid-1930s.
This theater opened as a first-run, single-screen house, as reported in Boxoffice of September 27, 1965. It had 1,182 seats, 831 on the mainfloor and 351 in the balcony. The screen was 25x60 feet. The McKinley Theatre was designed by architect Drew Eberson.
Don’t think i ever of a twin theatre with two balconies.this is a neat Theatre and thanks again for the pictures chuck1231,and Joe’s always good research.
Nice looking kind of plain theatre on the outside at least.
I Think it would be a neat theatre to work.
Grand opening ad posted.
Opened on August 31st, 1965.
Two screens opened on May 19th, 1976, shortly after National Cinemas took it over.
Opened on August 31, 1965 with Peter O'Toole in “What’s New P*ssycat?”, and closed on April 22, 1993 with “A Few Good Men” in Screen 1 and “Groundhog Day” in Screen 2. The National Theatre Corporation was its last operator who had been operating the theater since 1976.
Last operated by National Theatre Corporation, closed on April 22, 1993 with “A Few Good Men” in Screen 1 and “Groundhog Day” in Screen 2.
Shortly after its closure, the former theater was then converted to a Hollywood Video (with a GameCrazy added a few years later) but closed in the early-2010s. The former theater now housed a smoke shop.